Sven the One-eyed

Sven Kjartansson (died 878) was a Danish Viking and the son of the shipmaster Kjartan. In 867, Sven - armed with a real sword - scared off Earl Ragnar's slaves Uhtred of Bebbanburg and Brida so that he could attempt to sexually assault Ragnar's daughter Thyra. He stripped her half-naked, but Uhtred tackled him and punched him. Uhtred took the blame to protect Thyra, but, when Ragnar decided to starve Uhtred as punishment, Thyra told him the truth. Earl Ragnar had Sven blinded in one eye and banished with his father as punishment, and Kjartan and Sven retaliated by burning down the Great Hall with Earl Ragnar inside, killing him. In 878, he captured King Guthred of Cumberland, holding him for ransom until Uhtred rescued him. Uhtred was later captured by the Icelandic slaver Sverri with the objective of being sold to Sven, but Ragnar Ragnarsson rescued Uhtred, and they later attacked Kjartan's castle at Dunholm, killing both Sven and Kjartan in battle.